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English
Etymology
From Old English dūn (“hill, mountain”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to dune or down + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
Downley (countable and uncountable, plural Downleys)
- A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SU8595).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Downley is the 1028827th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6 individuals.
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